An autopsy is scheduled to determine the cause of death of a Maine scuba diver who failed to surface while cleaning the hull of a luxury yacht in Rockland.Marine Patrol Sgt. Marlowe Sonksen says 71-year-old James Stormes, an independent diver from South Bristol, entered the water at about 9:30 a.m. Sunday to clean the hull of the 131-foot yacht from the Cayman Islands that was berthed in Rockland Harbor.The yacht crew called police at about noon when they realized that Stormes had failed to resurface.A Maine State Police diver found his body at about 3 p.m. in 20 feet of water.Sonksen says the cause of death is unknown.Click here to sign up for email alerts from WMTW.com.

ROCKLAND, Maine —

An autopsy is scheduled to determine the cause of death of a Maine scuba diver who failed to surface while cleaning the hull of a luxury yacht in Rockland.

Marine Patrol Sgt. Marlowe Sonksen says 71-year-old James Stormes, an independent diver from South Bristol, entered the water at about 9:30 a.m. Sunday to clean the hull of the 131-foot yacht from the Cayman Islands that was berthed in Rockland Harbor.